Location: University College Prague Svidnicka 506, Praha 8 (https://ucp.cz/en/)

The EARMA Pasta Making Exercise was held for the first time in Leiden, in conjunction with the EARMA Annual Conference in 2014. Over the years the pasta-making exercise has been held a number of times, both for newcomers and experienced EARMA members.” 

Information on the trainers: 

Dr Susi Poli, Bologna University, Italy, is an experienced trainer in teambuilding events and is the initiative taker to the EARMA Pasta Exercise. She combines the pasta-making exercise with a theoretical approach based on research into leadership in higher education, research management, professional development even into food practice as a social connector. She is originally from Bologna and has been taught the art of pasta making by experienced sfogline/pasta makers over several years. 

Jan Andersen, University of Southern Denmark, is a passionate leisure-time cook and food enthusiast. He has been working with “soft skills” as key notion in the introduction of newcomers in research management and administration. His role is the motivator and to be encouraging when eggs or flavor takes power in an uncontrolled situation. 

Kristel Toom, Tallinn University of Technology, will support, monitor and document the process.